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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, 184a to 190a.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Eryximachus define symphony?
(a) An agreement.
(b) A disagreement.
(c) An agreement to disagree.
(d) A disagreement based on a previous agreement.

2. How does Eryximachus describe Pausanias' speech?
(a) A lame beginning with a fair ending.
(b) A fair beginning with a lame ending.
(c) A fair beginning with a fair ending.
(d) A lame beginning with a lame ending.

3. Which country does Pausanius use as an example of barbarian laws?
(a) Olympi.
(b) Lithio.
(c) Armolia.
(d) Ionia.

4. What are the doors like when Aristodemus reaches Agathon's house?
(a) They are slightly open.
(b) They are closed and locked.
(c) They are wide open.
(d) They are closed, but unlocked.

5. What does Eryximachus believe to be the source of pestilence and destruction in nature?
(a) When a season is overtaken by violent love.
(b) When a season changes before its time.
(c) When a season is overtaken by untested love.
(d) When a season refuses to change on time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Agathon's sacrifice of victory take place?

2. How does Socrates appear when he meets Aristodemus before going to the party?

3. Which one of the following is not an example that Eryximachus uses to describe the hostile elements?

4. What advice does Eryximachus give to Aristophanes before speaking in Part 3?

5. According to Pausanius, what is the love of the body rather than the soul?

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